Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.
WEB
The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
YLT
The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.
DBT
The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.